Just in case, if you did not know this about me, I am a huge fan of sketchbooks :) I enjoy flipping through sketchbooks of other people when I have a chance (Sketcherfest was a great example of where one might do this for a whole day!). And I always look for books that are essentially collections of other people's sketchbooks. Be that one artist or many under one cover - they are always a waterfall of inspiration and motivation. I have quite a few in my own library - it all started with Julia Rothman's "Drawn In" and then my collection grew quite a bit.
So when I saw that two artists whose work I follow closely (Studio Takeuma and Tom Froese) were featured on the cover of this collection, I hunted it down through the library (hurray for libraries - the fact that you can get almost any book for free is one of the things I will never stop cheering for and be amazed at! Support your libraries - if you are in the USA, the American Library Association is a great source of information on how to support them - especially during uncertain times like right now, when book bans are on the rise and library funding is being cut.
So, the book is "Sketched Out: Artistic Sketchbooks and Journals Unveiled," and it is a collection of sketches from artists. There are some interview questions and short information too. I knew before (and admire) some of the artists in this book: Jenny Adam and Marina Grechanik. But many were new, and in these days when algorithms pollute your instagram, it became especially hard to track down new artists. I have a system to follow what people are doing (and avoid looking at the stream that is being pushed at me), but it works for people who are already in my cone of interest, and I was glad to add some names to my list.
Here are some photos from the book (click on the image to see it large).
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